Try the plasma cannon. That weapon is hard enough already. If you remove the splash that will be just one more reason to never use it. I think you are wrong that it doesn't take skill for splash.... in fact it takes a lot of skill to throw a grenade exactly where you want it or put your mass driver shots where you want them.

QFT

Also, the explosive weapons actually take more skill to use than the AR. In fact the AR is clearly the easiest light weapon to get kills with in the game. Hitscan weapons do not take much skill.

Spraying and praying with a hitscan weapon is far easier than any of the explosive weapons.

Argument invalidated. Flaylocks are hard as f-¦ck to use effectively.

Oh, and yeah, the rest of your arguments is basically "I can get kills with this weapon" and "its not an AR nerf it!"

oh my god, no, you blueberry, stop asking to nerf things. ask for a buff on its counter or its equivilant weapon in the same class.

I love how when something that isn't an AR gets consistent kills they're OP or don't require skill.

But ARs are fine now. And flaylocks too, no need to buff or nerf them.

Are you some kind of master ruseman?

Argument invalidated. Flaylocks are hard as f-¦ck to use effectively.

Oh, and yeah, the rest of your arguments is basically "I can get kills with this weapon" and "its not an AR nerf it!"

Uh, last I checked we have airships and Orbital Bombardments. What game are you playing?

Look, people who are excellent FPS marksmen, and do well with the twitch gameplay should absolutely have a big advantage (and they do), but there should be viable roles for everyone. For example, the MD should excel in area denial and be capable of shelling out low-to-moderate damage over an area, and be totally screwed in a head on 1v1 against someone with skill using an assault/scrambler rifle. That's balanced--the people with skill still have the advantage, and people who are less skilled can still have a role in a squad where they're exerting pressure on an area in the battlefield. Dust needs MORE tactical gameplay, weapons need ROLES beyond just shooting people in the face. Dust is MORE than just an FPS.